The head of the federal government’s medical research agency told C-SPAN recently that cannabis’ status as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act prevents scientists from researching its effects. “Frankly, we know far too little about the benefits and risks of smoked marijuana,” said Francis Collins, who was appointed director of the National […]
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Reefer Madness, 2.0
For the first time since 1982, cannabis was issued its very own health advisory by the Surgeon General’s Office last week, which declared the need to raise the “national alarm” about the “dangerous drug.” Raising the nation’s top doctor’s hackles is what Surgeon General Jerome Adams lamented as a “rapid normalization of marijuana use” across […]
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Testing and Taxes
The state of California is in the midst of its first large-scale cannabis testing scandal. Sequoia Analytical Labs, based in Sacramento, was one of just 44 licensed testing facilities in the state until it surrendered its license to the state last week after it was discovered the company’s lab director had been falsifying test results, […]
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Poor Quality Delays Commercial Crab Season
The start of the North Coast’s commercial Dungeness crab season has been delayed until at least Dec. 16 due to “poor crab meat quality test results,” according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. According to a release, more tests are tentatively scheduled to take place in the region around Dec. 1 and, if […]
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Update on Courthouse White Powder Incident
The white substance found smeared on the outside of the county court clerk’s office was not identified as a “chemical or biological agent” in initial tests but more will be conducted by an out-of-town lab. One person did come into contact with the powder-like material, prompting “precautionary measures” to be taken, according to a release […]
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FBI Contacted about White Powder on Court Clerk’s Doors
The white substance found on the Humboldt County Court Clerk’s Office doors this morning has been sent for testing but results in the field “ruled out most common threats, including biological and chemical agents,” according to a release. The court clerk’s office, located on the side of the courthouse, is closed for the day “out […]
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Permit Patty and Why Everything Must Go
If you’ve passed a cannabis dispensary in Humboldt recently, you’ve probably seen the brightly colored signs offering discounts of up to 80 percent. Dispensaries throughout the state have shifted into an everything-must-go, clearance-sale mindset, offering a last chance to buy potentially tainted weed at rock-bottom prices. As of July 1, all cannabis products sold in […]
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Last CAASPP Efforts: How Humboldt Students Scored
[image-1] School just started, but test scores are already out in one area — the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP).The test, which measures students’ mathematics and English skills, was only implemented spring of this year. How does Humboldt measure up? Not real well. Over a quarter of students in third through eighth grades […]